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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

747 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $237.08/cwt -1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 521 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.94/cwt ≈ $1,367/hd at 575 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.48/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,497/hd at 658 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 747 1,303 941
Feeder cattle 747 1,303 941

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower based on limited comparisons. Demand was moderate on a moderate to light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 273.00–284.00 $278.50 $1,072 -23.11
405–437 423 14 270.00–285.00 $276.61 $1,170 +3.06
450–496 478 19 260.00–280.00 $271.96 $1,300 -0.76
500–548 528 17 255.00–279.00 $265.32 $1,401 +0.97
568–594 583 10 250.00–266.00 $254.93 $1,486 +6.38
605–645 623 23 240.00–259.00 $248.02 $1,545 +2.40
650–695 664 16 225.00–245.00 $238.13 $1,581 +0.47
686 unweaned 686 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,612 —
707–743 730 18 235.00–237.00 $236.51 $1,727 +7.60
775–795 792 6 230.00–234.00 $233.35 $1,848 +16.41
800–843 819 8 205.00–225.00 $218.91 $1,793 +11.91
875 875 2 214.50 $214.50 $1,877 +8.32
980 980 4 203.50 $203.50 $1,994 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 329 4 317.50–323.00 $320.33 $1,054 -18.29
360–380 369 4 300.00–322.00 $314.38 $1,160 —
503–523 unweaned 513 10 270.00–279.00 $274.41 $1,408 +5.41
582–585 583 13 267.00–277.50 $272.64 $1,589 +1.64
610–643 631 14 258.00–261.00 $259.20 $1,636 -0.54
657–690 663 6 250.00–253.00 $251.17 $1,665 —
717–732 730 21 243.50–245.00 $243.71 $1,779 —
755–782 773 6 234.00–241.00 $237.46 $1,836 +1.07
825–841 832 14 227.00–228.50 $227.65 $1,894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,044 —
410–440 418 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,070 —
455–485 470 2 234.00–255.00 $244.16 $1,148 +5.08
523–540 526 5 240.00–252.00 $249.54 $1,313 +0.88
570 570 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,385 +13.37
600–645 623 2 232.00–235.00 $233.55 $1,455 +5.42
765–785 775 2 200.00–209.00 $204.56 $1,585 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,736 —
1062 1062 3 195.00 $195.00 $2,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–377 374 9 250.00–271.00 $268.11 $1,003 -3.71
400–445 429 16 247.00–259.00 $251.98 $1,081 -5.49
466–498 480 22 230.00–251.00 $239.11 $1,148 -12.32
500–544 521 50 224.00–244.00 $237.08 $1,235 -2.42
560–598 578 21 222.00–236.00 $230.85 $1,334 +4.18
600–646 628 13 218.00–230.00 $224.14 $1,408 -3.93
650–698 668 22 215.00–225.00 $221.51 $1,480 +1.37
710–720 718 6 221.00–223.00 $221.33 $1,589 +3.05
755–780 769 5 204.00–220.00 $215.96 $1,661 +8.33
803–825 812 5 199.00–202.50 $201.08 $1,633 —
853–860 855 3 199.00–200.00 $199.66 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,069 —
410 410 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,086 -18.13
463 unweaned 463 9 251.00–253.00 $252.11 $1,167 -0.89
542 542 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,344 —
550–567 unweaned 557 12 235.00–236.00 $235.42 $1,311 —
550–598 588 16 235.00–247.00 $239.83 $1,410 —
628 628 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,476 -3.00
656–660 658 18 230.00–231.00 $230.22 $1,515 -4.92
658 658 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,461 -13.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 3 220.00–250.00 $239.42 $749 —
355 355 3 240.00 $240.00 $852 +5.22
405–440 423 2 230.00–231.00 $230.52 $975 +1.78
468–495 474 11 215.00–229.00 $225.76 $1,070 -5.38
530 530 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,166 +3.56
550–575 563 2 210.00–215.00 $212.56 $1,197 -0.69
610 610 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
680–690 685 2 203.00–210.00 $206.47 $1,414 —
725–728 727 3 191.00–193.00 $192.34 $1,398 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–398 380 9 280.00–296.00 $291.95 $1,109 +7.34
408–435 422 6 240.00–290.00 $272.29 $1,149 -10.29
450–495 487 6 258.00–280.00 $263.11 $1,281 -8.39
500–540 515 20 250.00–276.00 $258.33 $1,330 +10.16
555–590 570 10 248.00–265.00 $257.53 $1,468 +11.39
600–635 608 16 238.00–252.00 $244.86 $1,489 +11.54
650–695 676 8 225.00–244.00 $231.31 $1,564 +25.18
730–743 737 7 210.00–233.00 $220.24 $1,623 +16.89
800–830 815 2 189.00–207.50 $198.42 $1,617 +1.36
850–895 857 10 175.00–189.50 $185.63 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,071 +13.00
480–495 488 3 238.00–256.00 $247.95 $1,210 +2.95
515–537 528 5 229.00–231.00 $229.78 $1,213 +16.66
595 595 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,457 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.